Category: Tawheed

  • The hadeeth of al-Nuzul (the Descent of Allah ta’ala)

    The hadeeth of al-Nuzul (the Descent of Allah ta’ala)

    Among the authentic texts concerning the attributes and actions of Allah is the hadeeth of al-Nuzul, in which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ informed us that our Lord descends to the nearest heaven during the last third of every night. This is an authentic hadeeth transmitted by both al-Bukhari and…

  • Aqida al-Raziyayn

    Aqida al-Raziyayn

    Abu Zur`ah `Ubaidullah Ar-Razi (200 H. to 264 A.H.) and Abu Hatim Muhammad Ibn Idrees Ar-Razi (195 H. to 277 H.) Abu al-Qasim al-Lalka’i said: «Muhammad Ibn Muzaffar al-Muqri (1) informed us and said: Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad Ibn Habash al-Muqri (2) narrated to us: Abu Muhammad Abdur Rahman Ibn Abi…

  • The Hearing, Seeing, and Speaking of Allah ta’ala

    The Hearing, Seeing, and Speaking of Allah ta’ala

    The Hadith Of Jibreel ‘alayhi salam : “He (again) said: Messenger of Allah, what is al-Ihsan? Upon this he (the Prophet) said: (Al-Ihsan implies) that you fear Allah as if you are seeing Him, and though you see Him not, verily He is seeing you.” [Muslim 10, Book 1, Hadith…

  • Sayings of the Salaf regarding ‘Uluw and Istiwa

    Sayings of the Salaf regarding ‘Uluw and Istiwa

    From Abu Hurairah (radiyAllahu anhu) from the Prophet (sallAllahu alayhi wasallam), who said: “Whoever believes in Allah and His Messenger, establishes the prayer and fasts the month of Ramadan will rightfully be granted Paradise by Allah, no matter whether he fights in Allah’s cause or remains in the land where…

  • Istiwaa

    Istiwaa

    Allah ﷻ says: He who created the heavens and the earth and what is between them in six days and then established Himself above the Throne – the Most Merciful, so ask about Him one well informed. (al-Furqān 25/59) Allah ﷻ says: Indeed, your Lord is Allah , who created…

  • The ʿAqīdah of Imām Mālik ibn Anas Regarding al-ʿUluww and al-Istiwāʾ

    The ʿAqīdah of Imām Mālik ibn Anas Regarding al-ʿUluww and al-Istiwāʾ

    Abdullah bin Ahmad bin Hanbal reported in “ar-Radd ala’l-Jahmiyyah”: My father narrated to me (and then mentioned his chain of narration) from Abdullah bin Naafi’, who said: Malik bin Anas said: Allah is above the heaven, and His knowledge is in every place, nothing escapes it. (“Mukhtasar al-Uluww” of adh-Dhahabi…

  • Al-ʿUluww: The Highness and Transcendence of Allah

    Al-ʿUluww: The Highness and Transcendence of Allah

    Allah ﷻ says: Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High. (al-Aʿlā 87:1) Allah ﷻ says: We have certainly seen the turning of your face, [O Muhammad], toward the heaven. (al Baqara 2:144) Allah ﷻ says: They fear their Lord above them, and they do what they are commanded.…

  • Statements of the Salaf on where Allah is

    Statements of the Salaf on where Allah is

    Wahb bin Jareer said: ‘”The Jahmiyyah are heretics, they think that He has not risen over His Throne.’” (al-Bukhaaree, ‘Khalq Af’aal Ebaad’ 6) Ibn al-Mubaarak said:“We do not say as the Jahmiyyah say that Allaah is on the earth, rather He has risen over His Throne.’” And it was said…

  • The Hadith Narrated by Mujahid Regarding the Sitting on the Throne

    The Hadith Narrated by Mujahid Regarding the Sitting on the Throne

    The praised position Muhammad bin Abd Al-Malik Al-Daqiqi told us that Ali bin Al-Hasan bin Sulayman said: Ibn Al-Fudayl told us that Layth said Mujahid said (about the words of Allah): “Your Lord may give you a Praised position” (al-Israa17/79) (this means) that Allah will let the Prophet Salla Allahu…

  • Mainstream “Tawheed” vs. Tawheed According to Quran and Sunnah

    Mainstream “Tawheed” vs. Tawheed According to Quran and Sunnah

    The statement “La illaha illa Allah” has been distorted in such a way that most people have no idea what it actually means, what it rejects and what it affirms. Its meaning, conditions and purpose have been buried under so much falsehood that for one to understand it, they have…